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January 21, 2014 – Marinated pork chops with rice and red cabbage

I need to find more recipes to serve to friends when they come over. I look through my cookbooks and find a recipe for Mongolian pork chops from Mustards up in Wine Country. We spend the day making the components … Continue reading

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January 16, 2013 – Bison with rutabegas and Brussels sprouts

After a pretty much vegetarian week I decide on bison steaks for dinner. I buy them at Whole Foods. They are only 180 calories for a 6 ounce portion. Along with the bison I make Brussels sprouts which were picked … Continue reading

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January 15, 2013 – Ravioli in brodo

Tonight I make a simmering pot of chicken broth with mushrooms, carrots, onions, celery and parsley. There is enough liquid to cook the ravioli in. The ravioli is filled with mushrooms and mozzarella. It’s very tasty and I have leftover … Continue reading

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July 10 & 11, 2013 – easy meals

On Friday we are having our floors deep cleaned and we have had to move all our furniture out of all the living spaces. We don’t want to make a mess in the kitchen so we are basically having one … Continue reading

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July 1, 2013 – Leftovers Monday

I know this seems like blasphemy but we did not eat chicken on Monday. It was just too hot to cook much of anything so we had the leftover pork. Beyond that I can’t remember much about this unmemorable meal.

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June 30, 2013 – Pork tenderloin with Brussels sprouts and couscous

Last week was a confusing eating week. It was really hot, like in the 100’s. Sarah was over a lot because her apartment is not air conditioned. There was Fourth of July and a family party on July 6. All … Continue reading

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June 5, 2013 – MEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Once in a while we feel like eating meat. This happens maybe once every month or two. So we bought a steak. We also got some baking potatoes and green beans. John seasons our steak early in the day and … Continue reading

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May 21, 2013 – Dining out in Wine Country

We have a pickup from our wine club at Chateau St. Jean. So of course this means a day’s worth of tasting wine and eating breadsticks. Of course we drink some wine. We skip lunch due to our overindulgence of … Continue reading

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May 17, 2013 What’s been happening

It’s been more than six months since I posted. That can only mean one of two things. Either I am so competent in my weight loss efforts that I don’t need to post what I eat anymore. OR, I have … Continue reading

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Pork tenderloin with butternut squash and Brussels sprouts

Pork tenderloin is so difficult to cook without it getting all dried out. John does a wonderful job with it, though. He tied the roast so that the thinner part overlapped and the pork was a neat, consistently thick piece … Continue reading

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